[RTTY] NAQP Name

[Rex Maner]

Another good choice is for  WA4xxx  to send  on  RTTY   5NN  AL IN GA GA  SK 
.

Rex aka: Q


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
To: "RTTY Contesting Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] NAQP Name


> There may be a software problem.  If the guy you were working was using a 
> prefill file from last year when he entered youR call the name field 
> prefilled with 'AL'.  When you sent 'KAZ' caused him to have to edit the 
> name field to replace AL with KAZ.  In any event, never use the name AL in 
> an NAQP.  I causes to many problems, especially for those ALs who actually 
> live in AL!
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Kozakiewicz" <akozak at hourglass.com>
> To: "RTTY Contesting Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: February 24, 2013 4:50 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] NAQP Name
>
>
>> Last year I got some good advice here regarding the use of my name - Al - 
>> in the exchange.  It's the abbreviation of a state and apparently 
>> confuses some software (not N1MM, which I use, at least not in the way I 
>> use it). Took the advice and used 'KAZ' instead, a high school nickname. 
>> Seemed to make thing worse - there seemed to be more long pauses between 
>> sending the exchange and receiving a confirmation than last year.  Is it 
>> just because of the unusual nature of the name or is there some other 
>> software related reason?
>>
>> I refuse to use my given name for stupid, pointless vanity reasons.  The 
>> only ones who use that name are my mother and people I subsequently punch 
>> in the mouth.  If I can get away with it.
>>
>> Al
>> AB2ZY
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